Ira Branch Johnson (September 17, 1880 – November 30, 1950) was an American college football player and coach.

[2] During World War I, Johnson served as Captain, Battery C, 111th Field Artillery, 29th Division, prior to his discharge on June 11, 1918.

[3] He later worked as an assistant superintendent at the assembly plant in the Bartlett-Hayward industrial complex, an important Baltimore manufacturer.

[5] Born in Woodville, North Carolina, he was the brother of Hammond Johnson.

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